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Picture the Word
This is an excellent way to make onset and rime visual for beginning readers. They examine CVC-word picture cards that are all missing the first letter. Using plastic letters (or whatever you have), they complete each word and record it...
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Long Vowel A
In this reading activity, students write the correct word on each line below the picture. All words include the long vowel A sound.
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Long vowel u pictures
In this long vowel u worksheet, students color the pictures that contain the long vowel u sound in their name and read the name underneath the picture. Students color 4 pictures.
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Word and Picture Cards--Words with Long I Sound
In this language arts learning exercise, students investigate the long I sound by cutting apart 24 word and picture cards. Each word card has a long I sound word; each picture card has an unlabeled color drawing that matches a word....
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Finding the Pictures of Long E Words
In this finding the pictures of long E words worksheet, 1st graders look at 16 pictures and circle the ones that begin with the long E sound, then color the pictures.
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Circle the Long I Words
In this long I words learning exercise, 3rd graders study 16 images and circle the ones that show words with the long I sound. Students must circle words beginning with long I and color the pictures that match those words.
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Long O Sound
In this writing worksheet, students write the words of 6 pictures. All of the words have a long O sound. Students also draw a picture using 2 of the words.
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The Long and the Short!: a
Recognize the long /a/ sound and the short /a/ sound with this activity. Readers will observe picture words and categorize the names in the long vowel words and short vowel words columns. Then match 8 short answers.
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Welcome to the Color Vowel Chart
Focus English language learners' attention on word stress and phrase stress with a pronunciation chart that breaks the sounds into moving and non-moving vowel sounds. The chart tool uses colors and key words to indicate where to put the...
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/o/ Word List
Caught, off, robin. The /o/ sound if the focus of an activity that asks readers to identify and highlight the /a/ sound in a list of words. The exercise is designed to develop the awareness skills needed to detect the vowel sounds in...
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Circle the Word That Has a Long O Sound
For this early childhood long o sound worksheet, students examine the 6 sets of 4 words. Students identify the word in each set that has the long o sound. Picture clues are provided.
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Aches and Pains
Being able to distinguish between short and long vowel /a/ sounds is an important skill for young readers. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice reading...
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Long Vowel Sounds "i-e"
In this long vowel sounds "i-e" worksheet, 2nd graders look at four pictures, read the clues and guess what the word is that fits the "i-e" pattern.
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Long Vowel Picture Words
In this long vowel activity, students name the pictures, listen to the long vowel sounds, and choose the correct words. Students circle twelve picture words.
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Long Vowel Picture Words
In this identifying picture words worksheet, students name each picture, listen to the long vowel sounds, and choose the correct words. Students circle twelve words.
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Long Vowels With Clifford
Learners recognize long vowel sounds by reading and listening to a story that highlights words with long vowel sounds. They then construct an original story. They use picture clues to aid comprehension, and match words with similar vowel...
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Peachy Teacup by the Stream
Help your kids distinguish between the sounds for short vowel /e/ and long vowel /e/. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /ea/. They practice reading and spelling a...
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Long Vowel Phoneme - ai
Kindergarteners identify the long vowel sound /ai/ in speech and writing. The whole class shares the book, Daisy the Snail, then brainstorms as many /ai/ words as they can. The class constructs a word wall with the /ai/ words.
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Connect the Rhymes
Pre-readers benefit from visual context clues like the ones in this rhyme activity. There are two sets of objects here, and scholars connect objects on the left with their rhyming counterparts on the right. Each word has the vowel...
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Long Vowel I
For this long vowel worksheet, 1st graders will focus on the long i sound. Students will study 6 pictures and choose the beginning, middle, and end sound for each before writing the words on the lines provided.
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Long Vowel U
In this long u worksheet, learners read about the long u sound, then circle those pictures in a set whose name has the sound. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Words and pictures: Long "ai" Vowel Sounds
In this words and pictures: long "ai" vowel sounds worksheet, students look at four pictures, read the clues and write the "ai" word on the line.
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/a/ Word List
Help readers develop phonemic awareness, the conscious awareness of the sound structure of words, with an exercise that asks kids to identify and highlight the /a/ sound in a list of 39 words. They then read the words to an adult.
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Long Vowel I
In this long vowels practice worksheet, students examine 6 words and their matching picture. Students identify the words that feature the long I sound.